Final Round of Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions Completes $8 Million Initiative Funding Major New Works in Bay Area Communities (Menlo Park, Calif. – October 25, 2022) — The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today the final 10 recipients of its Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions. This year’s commissions, in Media Arts, will support leading artists in partnership …
Statement of Jonathan Pershing, Environment Program Director, in response to the historic signing of the Inflation Reduction Act: The Inflation Reduction Act is one of the most significant steps the U.S. has taken on climate in its history and will help the nation meet its emissions reduction commitments. It does this even as it increases the number of good …
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Statement of Larry Kramer, President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and former Dean of Stanford Law School, in response to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is an unheard of stripping away of fundamental freedoms that have been guaranteed to the American people. This decision by our …
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: On behalf of many of the country’s leading philanthropic institutions, we thank the Biden-Harris Administration for its leadership in setting an ambitious and inclusive conservation vision through the America the Beautiful initiative. We applaud the launch of …
Ali Noorani, a veteran nonprofit leader and coalition builder in fields ranging from public health to immigration, has been named as the new Program Director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s U.S. Democracy program. Noorani will join Hewlett in July 2022. Hewlett’s U.S. Democracy program supports essential pillars of democracy — trustworthy elections and …
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced that Christopher Chibwana has joined the foundation as a Program Officer in its Gender Equity and Governance Program. Chris will support the Evidence-Informed Policymaking portfolio of grants that aim to strengthen the effectiveness of governments in Africa, improving outcomes for people. Chris is excited to contribute to enabling …
First Grants from Hewlett Foundation and Omidyar Network to Harvard, Howard, Johns Hopkins Universities, MIT, and Santa Fe Institute; Ford and Open Society Foundations to Fund More Centers around the World Later in 2022 Menlo Park, CA (February 16, 2022) — Today, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, along with Omidyar Network, announced more than …
Marcus McGrew, a veteran philanthropy and nonprofit leader, has been named the new Director of Grantmaking, Learning, and Operations, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today. McGrew joins Hewlett on Feb. 1. “I’m excited that Marcus is joining us,” said Hewlett Foundation President Larry Kramer. “He is a proven team builder and leader, with …
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today two new staffers in its Effective Philanthropy Group, which provides grants to strengthen the philanthropic and nonprofit sector. Marselle Alexander-Ozinskas will be joining the foundation on March 1 as a Program Officer to manage our philanthropy sector grantmaking, succeeding Lindsay Louie who completed an eight-year term in …
Today, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced that Jonathan Pershing will return to the foundation as the director of its Environment Program after serving a year as Deputy Special Envoy for Climate at the U.S. Department of State. Pershing served as Hewlett’s Environment Program director from 2017 to 2021 and, on March 1, he …